Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
How to Change Attitudes
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do you change attitudes to the way the financial system operates or to poor global sanitation worldwide? We examine two very different approaches to campaigning on big issues. Show more
Witness History
The Jonestown Massacre
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In November 1978 an American cult leader, Jim Jones, ordered more than 900 people to kill themselves. He'd brought his followers to a remote settlement in Guyana in South America. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Medical Director, Akanksha Infertility Clinic, India - Dr Nayna Patel
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dr Nayna Patel is in the business of producing surrogate babies to order, but is the practice exploitative or a positive public service? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why do we have secrets? What are the consequences for either holding onto a secret or for giving it away? Mike Williams investigates. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Iran and Nigeria
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jeremy Bowen analyses the ploys of both diplomats and journalists while observing nuclear negotiations in Geneva; Will Ross is overwhelmed by the arts of Lagos. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
News and issues making the headlines each day.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez is the wife of the mayor of Tacloban. When Typhoon Haiyan struck the town, she found herself fighting against nature to save her two young daughters. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Myanmar: Natural Resources and Religious Violence
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special edition of the programme with James Menendez in Myanmar
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Sachin Tendulkar and the ancient tradition of worshipping living Gods of Hinduism. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
China Blocks Reuters and Wall Street Journal Websites
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is behind the latest round of website blocks being implemented by Beijing? Also when will the Volcker rule come into force? It looks like implementation will be pushed back. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Life in Libya and Should Modern Attitudes to Race be Applied to Tradition?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Libyan life since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi. Plus, why the traditional Dutch Christmas character known as Black Pete is labelled racist. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
China blocks Reuters and Wall Street Journal websites
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What's behind the latest round of website blocks being implemented by Beijing? Also when will the Volcker rule come into force? It looks like implementation will be pushed back. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Medical Director, Akanksha Infertility Clinic, India - Dr Nayna Patel
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dr Nayna Patel is in the business of producing surrogate babies to order, but is the practice exploitative or a positive public service? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Did religion influence the invention of zero and the number system we all use today? Alex Bellos explores links between spiritual thought and mathematics in early Indian history. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
China blocks Reuters and Wall Street Journal websites
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What's behind the latest round of website blocks being implemented by Beijing? Also when will the Volcker rule come into force? It looks like implementation will be pushed back. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez is the wife of the mayor of Tacloban. When Typhoon Haiyan struck the town, she found herself fighting against nature to save her two young daughters. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Are military metaphors such as 'battling' always appropriate when it comes to dealing with cancer? Andrew Graystone explores the language used to describe cancer. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
China's Relationship with Foreign Media Sites
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
China blocks foreign media sites. Plus, the latest on the relief effort in the Philippines. And, will the rule to stop US banks gambling be delayed? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Did religion influence the invention of zero and the number system we all use today? Alex Bellos explores links between spiritual thought and mathematics in early Indian history. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez is the wife of the mayor of Tacloban. When Typhoon Haiyan struck the town, she found herself fighting against nature to save her two young daughters. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Are military metaphors such as 'battling' always appropriate when it comes to dealing with cancer? Andrew Graystone explores the language used to describe cancer. Show more
